You used to say, “June? br Honey when you come down here you br supposed to stay with me. Where br else?” br Meanin home br against the beer the shotguns and the br point of view of whitemen don’ br never see Black anybodies without br some violent itch start up. br The ones who br said, “No Nigga’s Votin in This Town . . . br lessen it be feet first to the booth” br Then jailed you br beat you brutal br bloodybatteredbeat br you blue beyond the feeling br of the terrible br br br And failed to stop you.